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Strong's #5123 - נוּם
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- to be drowsy, slumber, sleep
- (Qal) to slumber, be drowsy
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1312) mn (נמ NM) AC: Sleep CO: ? AB: Tired: A semi-conscious state between sleep and awake.
D) man (נאמ NAM) AC: Utter CO: ? AB: ?: A speaking from a semi-conscious state declaring the words of god.
V) man (נאמ NAM) - Utter: To speak, from a semi-conscious state, the words of god. KJV (1): (vf: Paal) say - Strongs: H5001 (נָאַם)
Nm) man (נאמ NAM) - Utterance: KJV (376): say - Strongs: H5002 (נְאֻם)
G) men (נהמ NHM) AC: Growl CO: ? AB: ?: The sound one makes when waking from a sleep.
V) men (נהמ NHM) - Growl: KJV (5): (vf: Paal) roar, mourn - Strongs: H5098 (נָהַם)
Nm) men (נהמ NHM) - Growling: KJV (2): roaring - Strongs: H5099 (נַהַם)
Nf1) emen (נהמה NHMH) - Growling: KJV (2): disquiet, roaring - Strongs: H5100 (נְהָמָה)
J) mfn (נומ NWM) AC: Slumber CO: ? AB: ?
V) mfn (נומ NWM) - Slumber: KJV (6): (vf: Paal) slumber, sleep - Strongs: H5123 (נוּם)
Nf1) emfn (נומה NWMH) - Drowsiness: KJV (1): drowsiness - Strongs: H5124 (נוּמָה)
if1) emfnt (תנומה TNWMH) - Slumber: KJV (5): slumber, slumbering - Strongs: H8572 (תְּנוּמָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 plural נָמ֫וּ Nahum 3:18; Psalm 76:6 (Ges§ 72 l); Imperfect יָנוּם Psalm 121:3 2t.; 3 feminine singular וַתָּ֫נָם 2 Samuel 4:6 (so read for HCT וַיַּכֻּהו, with other radical changes, ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu HPS); Infinitive construct לָנוּם Isaiah 56:10. — be drowsy, slumber, literal וַתָּנָם וַתִּישָׁ֑ן 2 Samuel 4:6 (emendation, see above) and she grew drowsy and slept; figurative of inactivity, indolence, Isaiah 5:27 ("" ישׁן), Psalm 121:3; Psalm 121:4 (of ׳י; "" id.); Nahum 3:18 ("" שָׁכֵן); ׳אֹהֲבֵי לָנ Isaiah 56:10 ("" שָׁכַב); followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb שֵׁנָה Psalm 76:6 (of death, "" נִרְדַּם).
נוּם to slumber, especially through indolence and sloth, Nah, 3:18 Isaiah 56:10; Psalms 121:3; Isaiah 5:27. It differs from יָשֵׁן to go to sleep. In Arabic, on the contrary, نَامَ is to go to sleep, وَسِنَ to be asleep.
Derivatives, תְּנוּמָה, pr.n יָנוּם, and